AD 96-18-19

final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes

AD Number
96-18-19
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
95-NM-264-AD
FR Citation
Federal Register: September 9, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 175)

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-7-1 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-7-100 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-7-101 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-7-102 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes
aircraft Viking Air Limited DHC-7-103 Airworthiness Directives; de Havilland Model DHC-7 Series Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Disbonding of fuselage skin panels due to a manufacturing process error, which could result in degradation of the structural capability of the airplane fuselage.

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Required Actions

Perform a non-destructive inspection of fuselage skin panels within 6 months after the effective date using Bombardier Service Bulletin S.B. 7-51-1, Revision 'A'. If disbonding is found, repair it prior to further flight. Repeat inspections every 3 years if no disbonding is detected.

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Compliance Time

Within 6 months after the effective date of this AD, and thereafter at intervals not to exceed 3 years if no disbonding is detected.

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Affected Aircraft

de Havilland Model DHC-7 series airplanes, serial numbers 003 through 113 inclusive.

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